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Even if a couple of planes are lost, so what? You lose lives and equipment when fighting a war.
The Americans lost three F/A-18 Super Hornets in their expedition against the Houtis (who do not even have an air force). They are struggling to hit Houthi air defenses with their top-of-the line aircraft and almost escaped being hit multiple times.[1] I don't see the Americans whining about it.
India has the money to replace any losses and buy more from any supplier in the world (we also have a homegrown defense industry). The Pakistanis are stuck with the export version duds that the Chinese supply them.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-houthis...
in fact i think it's a very good mindset as it helps avoid further escalation of the war
> India has the money to replace any losses and buy more from any supplier in the world (we also have a homegrown defense industry). The Pakistanis are stuck with the export version duds that the Chinese supply them.
Agree, India has the money to buy 6 more Rafales, however, I believe the J10CE might offer better cost-performance and could be worth considering